South Africa Beats Castrale At Status

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Roland Thatcher (71), Nationwide Tour money leader Johnson Wagner (69), Brendon de Jonge (69), John Merrick (69) and first-round co-leader Craig Lile (73) are knotted in third place at five-under-par 139.

 

Tom Johnson, Jarrod Lyle and Michael Sim are all five-under par, but have yet to complete their second rounds.

 

"I hit it fairly well," said Stadler, who won this year's Xerox Classic and Boise Open. "I only had to chip once and it's usually a pretty good score when that happens."

 

With his two victories, Stadler ranks seventh on the Nationwide Tour money list and is virtually assured a spot on the PGA Tour next year for finishing inside the top-20.

 

"I really didn't know what to expect," acknowledged Stadler. "I wasn't hitting it very good coming in. Thankfully, it's kind of like a light switch for me. It's either good or bad."

 

"I'd rather him learn that here as opposed to going out on the regular tour and costing me the U.S. Open or something," said Bowden, who is second on the money list and also going to the PGA Tour in 2007. "We took it on the chin as a team right there."

 

Chonburi, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Far from home, Nicole Castrale is nearing her first LPGA win. Castrale, a Southern California native, fired a four-under 68 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over Hee-Won Han heading into the final round of the Honda LPGA Thailand.

 

"I can play well and possibly not win," she said about Sunday. "Hopefully that doesn't happen, but hopefully I play well and see what happens. That is all I can really do."

 

Castrale, 27, turned professional in 2001 but hasn't played much on the LPGA Tour. She won back-to-back tournaments on the Futures Tour in 2005 and finished fourth on the money list to earn her exempt status for this year's LPGA season.

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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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